I bought a new PC to run Aspire. What a PITA windows is. I have been using Apple computers since college and have gotten used to the ease with which they handle basic operations. I returned the PC after trying to download Aspire for 20 minutes. What is a driver and if the software is designed for Windows, why do you need a driver? Why do you have to push so many buttons to get to a program? Anyhow, my question is this....

I have been using Carbide Create and it works perfectly. I would like to expand a bit and use Aspire/Vcarve on my MAC. If I load one of the Parallel Programs (12) will I be able to run either or both of these programs with my MAC? I use YouTube an unhealthy amount and find that the videos on these two programs seem to make them best to start with.

So, if you are using one of these programs through a Parallel bit of software, please let me know how well it is working for you......

Unfortunately, Apple hasn't made anything I want to buy since I had to buy OPENSTEP 4.2 from them --- running Vectric programs using Parallels (or Boot Camp) is pretty popular, and is supposed to work well, so much so that folks usually just report doing it, and don't mention problems.

If there are problems, Parallels and Vectric are both commercial programs which should be able to offer tech support.

Just a quick follow-up. I called Apple support and they walked me through loading bootcamp and windows on my iMac. It works perfectly, no problems, no glitches, and since all I use windows for is Aspire, I don't have to learn to jump through the windows hoops. Thanks for the help.